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Henry Miller, Weil partner, top bankruptcy lawyer, dies
Henry Miller, the man who made bankruptcy law an acceptable area to practise in, and who handled Lehman Brothers, General Motors and American Airlines, has died, age 82.
Girlfriend found guilty of killing lawyer with his gun
A Kentucky juror has found 24-year old Shayna Huber guilty of the murder of Cincinnati lawyer Ryan Poston two years ago as he prepared for a date with a local beauty queen.
San Francisco law firms look set to pay disputed partnership tax
Arnold Porter, Orrick and 23 other law firms appear to have worn out their challenges against a partnership tax for which they are now expected to pay a levy of 1.5 per cent of payroll on services carried out within the city.
Ballard Spahr chief talks of battle to keep clients
Mark Stewart, chair of the 500-lawyer US firm, has given an interview in which he talks of the way law firms no longer inherit clients but are engaged in a battle, on a daily basis, to retain the ones they have.
Arnold Porter recruits 8-litigator team to IP group in Silicon Valley
The eight lawyers come from the leading boutique practice, Agility IP Law, which was founded by James Otteson, formerly of Wilson Sonsini.
Former Hogan Lovells partner to focus on cyber security as Attorney General
Loretta Lynch will be the first black woman to hold the post of US Attorney General - in which post she has said her priorities will be tackling cybercrime, terrorism and improving minority relations with the police.
Reed Smith and Skadden lateral hires join Culhane Meadows in Chicago
The national US, cloud-based practice Culhane Meadows has attracted three female lateral hires from Reed Smith, Skadden Arps and Baker & McKenzie to open up a Chicago presence.
Jackson Lewis opens employment law office in Hawaii
The 800-lawyer employment law firm is launching a law corporation in Hawaii with two lawyers - and plans to recruit others in order to offer the firm's services to local Honolulu employers and other clients from the rest of its network.
Withers recruits 11 lawyers from Kelley Drye in Greenwich, Connecticut
The 117-partner, 13-office international practice Withers has recruited five partners and six other lawyers from Kelley Drye & Warren in fields including corporate, commercial litigation and IP.
US lawyers work to avoid 9/11 moment on cyber attacks
A team of lawyers and investigators is working to prevent the equivalent of a 9/11 attack on the internet, according to the top cyber security official at the Department of Justice.
Ex-Hogan Lovells partner fails to prove to court that drive home was work time
The partner, now at Bancroft, had sought to persuade the court that the Hogan Lovell partnership insurance should cover an accident he had on the drive home as he also worked at home and so was commuting between two work locations.
E & Y pays $10m fine to New York State over Lehman Brothers
The accountancy giant agreed to settle the case after 'many years of costly litigation.'
US firms rush to set up drone departments
So many law firms are setting up teams to help drone operators that Akin Gump has said that 'almost every firm has a drone practice'.
Associate salary rises 8pc in US to median of $135,000 for first years
Average salaries for associates in smaller firms are rising faster - 8% - than those in practices which have more than 700 lawyers, who saw their median salary go up 7.4% in the year to April.
Fox Rothschild takes three from Nixon Peabody to open in Chicago
The 600-lawyer Philadelphia-based Fox Rothschild is predicting rapid growth in Chicago - talking of having 10 lawyers in place within six months, growing to as many as 30 by 2018.
EY becomes first and only organisation to pay fine over Lehmans role
Big Four accountant Ernst & Young is to pay US$10m over its role as auditor to Lehman Brothers, the bank which failed in 2008 - and, for the time being at least, it looks likely to remain the only adviser to take a penalty from the regulators.
Merck GC pleads for law firms to reduce number of lateral hires
Speaking at a Harvard Law School day on law firms ethics in a time of economic pressure, Bruce Kuhlik has asked law firms to strengthen their cultures in order to retain lawyers and avoid the pay inflation of lateral hire spirals.
Polsinelli opens two office in two months - leading with healthcare
The 740-lawyer US firm Polsinelli has taken its network to 21 offices by launching in North Carolina and Nashville over the last two months, opening each new office with a healthcare team.
Third lawyer killed in remote US county
The fatal shooting of Oshyn Hinton on Sunday night, with the subsequent arrest of his son on a murder charge, brings to three the number of lawyers killed in York County, South Carolina in recent years - all, allegedly, by loved ones.
Washington State opens door to legal technicians as law firm owners
Legal technicians have been given the right to become owners of law firms in one of the most pro-technician states in the US - although they will not be able to supervise the work of lawyers or direct the professional judgement of lawyers.